Kirti Patnaik

A Cities Junkie l Somewhat Artsy l Hoarder of books & thoughts l Trying hard to not be a cynic

[Divya Ravindranath @divyarrs]

Apoorva (@BilingualWindow) and I are excited to share https://t.co/rrEcnhAIUg -a database that locates the literary landscape of India and South Asia. This website is for those who are interested in using fiction to teach and learn about the urban - cities, towns, and beyond.

[वरुण 🇮🇳 @varungrover]

Vegetarianism is a choice, much like meat-eating. But the moment you use it as an indicator of ‘purity’, deeming meat-eating as impure/dirty and utensils used to cook it as untouchable, you enter the dark realm of casteist thought.

Eat what you want. Don’t discriminate.

[Karthik 🇮🇳 @beastoftraal]

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[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Attention Street Design Nerds! One of the most intriguing cities in recent years at reconsidering streets for people instead of just for cars, Oslo Norway, has translated their Street Design Manual into English and put it on-line. Worth digging into. #Oslo
https://t.co/z6VdiksYLO

[WomenMobilizeWomen @WomenMobilize]

Women’s leadership is key to addressing climate change 👩🏽‍🏫👩🏻‍🌾

Join the @Women4Climate 4-week online course to become an inclusive climate leader and create a just future for all!

🌱Register now for free https://t.co/4bCukMvcs2
Supported by @c40cities @FondationLOreal

[Kirti Patnaik @monvivre]

But how will they implement this without increasing the fleet of buses? Without which it will lead to feelings of bias amongst male commuters.
First day, buses are overcrowded and delayed. #FreeBus #CongressGuarantee @BMTC_BENGALURU @srinualavilli

[AVS Namboodiri @AvsNamboodiri]

Open up free travel to all women, without questions and cards and without being smart.

#CongressGuarantees #FreeBus # @BBPVedike #Karnataka @CMofKarnataka @siddaramaiah @INCKarnataka
https://t.co/GZfZlcDfNj @deccanherald

[Shaunak Modi @Pugdandee]

A humpback dolphin at the @mybmcCoastalRd construction site in Worli. While it's easy to call this resilience, it shows just how invisible the city's marine life and the sea have been in policy making & environmental discussions.

Cetaceans of the Back Bay | @ccfindia_, 2022.

[Prashant Bhushan @pbhushan1]

Scarce Railway resources (>1L Cr) diverted from Safety to Modi's pet bullet train project, which noone will ride. All attention focussed on photo ops for flagging of Vande Bharat trains.
This horrific accident was a disaster waiting to happen

[Kirti Patnaik @monvivre]

Thoughts with these families. So many upcoming and anticipated trips to home jeopardizied now.

[Kirti Patnaik @monvivre]

Prayers and condolences for the victims of the #OdishaTrainAccident.
This is the time of regional festivals in Odisha.. Rajja and Rath Yatra. The trains were full to the hilt.

[Kirti Patnaik @monvivre]

A lot of the labour from the unorganised sector comes from these states, #Odisha, #Bihar and #WestBengal. Our construction labourers, drivers, plumbers, house helps, nannies, their services power our cities. They were going home for festivities and weddings.

[mayank austen soofi—InshaJoyce @thedelhiwalla]

Why aren’t our suburbs filled with more Tara Apartments? It’s a fantasyland of stairs. Otherwise perched politely on earth, it is among most soothing pieces of architecture in entire Delhi. Thank you architect Charles Correa!—my dispatch with many pics!
https://t.co/gPQbWrxts5

[Satish Acharya @satishacharya]

Raj 'dand' #WrestlersProtest #sengol

[Kirti Patnaik @monvivre]

With my grandpa passing away, its the end of an era. He had a long, meaningful, selfless and a celebrated life with 4 children, 6 grand children and 7 great grand children.
Rest in peace Ojja. Holding close all your fondest memories. @pretpat

[chitra vishwanath @chitrav]

The Indian Heat Action Plan needs to be integrated with urban planning. Planning needs to be climate contextual. Prioritise shade. Create possibilities for buildings to shade streets and those streets should be made available to everyone and everything . https://t.co/V6FWZujeaO

[Clean Air Catalyst @CleanAirCAC]

Cities can address climate change and #airpollution at the same time. They can select solutions that address both issues & achieve co-benefits of protecting the climate system and protecting human health and wellbeing. Read more from @grmwaniki below https://t.co/BzeWV0nE4d

[Kirti Patnaik @monvivre]

@ekatra_drc @sidagarwal Awesome @ekatra_drc

[Subhashini Chandramani @Neelavanam]

1/19 Did you know Bengaluru has a diverse collection of trees that bloom all year? When the city was planned aeons ago, the trees were chosen in such a way that when one tree ceased blooming, another tree took its place. Bengaluru's seasons are a floral symphony.

[Kirti Patnaik @monvivre]

And as if this challenge wasn't enough... I have to do this once every week. 🤞

[Kirti Patnaik @monvivre]

I have intensively made intricate model making in my architecture training but nothing prepares you, for the skill that requires to cut/clip finger & toe nails of a few months old twin babies. So that makes it total of 40 nails.
God give me strength!

My #MothersDay is today.